| Dam Breach Modeling Technology 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Singh, V. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792339258 ISBN-13: 9780792339250 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: The book provides a comprehensive treatment of earth-dam breaching and its modeling. The material contained in the book can be readily used for planning and designing dam-disaster relief work. The data and the technical matter contained in the book are not available under one cover anywhere else. The book is timely in that it is being completed in the United Nations Decade for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Audience: Practitioners, managers, academians, researchers, as well as graduate students in hydrology, water resources management, natural hazards research and environmental management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Hydraulics - Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology |
| Dewey: 627.8 |
| LCCN: 95048404 |
| Series: Water Science and Technology Library |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.19 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dams are constructed for economic development, and their construction involves large investments of money, and natural and human resources. Of the various types of dams constructed around the globe, earth dams are the most common type and constitute the vast majority of dams. When adam fails, it culminates in the sudden release of artificially stored water which, in turn, becomes a potential menace to virtually everything downstream. The dam failure may result in loss of life and property. In recent years, instances of dam failure in the world have been too many, and the resulting loss too high. As a result, dam safety pro grams have been developed in most countries of the world since the beginning of the nineteenth eighties. - Earth dams are more susceptible to failure than other types. The cause of failure is often either overtopping or piping. The modeling of dam breaching due to either or both of these causes is of fundamental importance to development of dam-safety programs. This book is, therefore, an attempt to present some aspects of earth-dam breach modeling technology. It is hoped that others will be stimulated to write more comprehensive texts on this subject of growing interest and importance. The book is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter is introductory and discusses some aspects of dams and dam failures in the world. |